Your weekly sporting club notes

Milestone (Balbriggan), who recently won the John Speedy Heavey Cup in the Duleek and District Dart League, defeating Pheasant Bar (Drogheda) in the final.
ATHLETICS: Fingallians Congratulations to the following athletes who qualified from Leinster to take part in the National Track and Field Championships at Tullamore. Sarah McCarthy (1st long jump & 2nd 200m), Sarah Murray (1st 100m & 3rd 200m), Megan Keogh (2nd 100m) and Bronwyn Keogh (2nd long jump & 2nd 100m).
GAA
Ballyboughal The first team drew with St Finians (N) in the quarter-final of the Joy Cup on Saturday – replay to be scheduled.
The first team play St Pat's in Donabate next Saturday and the seconds host Craobh Chiarain this Thursday at 7.15pm.
Well done to the U-14 girls who beat Ballymun Kickhams in Ballyboughal. Hard luck to the U-13 boys who lost away to St Pat's in Donabate. Hard luck to the U-10s team who lost to Fingal Ravens.
Congratulations to Ballyboughal National School who won their school's league division in a pulsating final, beating Corduff NS after extra time in Parnell Park last week. Congrats to all involved.
Best of luck to Gavin Dungan, Richie Downey, David Downey and Gerry Seaver who are on the Dublin Junior team who play Kildare in the Leinster Championship tomorrow ( Wednesday) in Newbridge.
Fingallians A parade to celebrate Lá na gClub 2010 will take place on Sunday June 6th down Swords Main Street will commence at the Pavilion car park. A family fun day will then take place at the club with plenty of activities for both young and old.
There were wins this week for the Senior ladies in the championship, U-14 girls, Junior hurlers, U-13A, U13B and U-14 teams in football. The U-13 hurlers had three wins in a row in a hurling blitz but were beaten in the final by Cuala.
The next Golf Society outing is on this Friday in Forrest Little from 2.30 - 4pm. Any members or friends of the club who wish to play, please add your name to the time sheet in the club
Fingallians extend deepest sympathy to the Condon, Farrell and Quigley families. The thoughts and prayers of all our members are with them. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hAnam dilís.
Summer Camp Dates: Club Football Camp, July 12th to 16th; Club Hurling Camp, July 19th to 23rd; Vhi GAA Cúl Camp, August 16th to 20th. All camps are for children aged four to 13 years of age and camps will run from 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday each week
The latest Lotto numbers are 5, 8, 12, 24 & 35. There were three winners last week and the new jackpot is € 1,492.
Fingal Ravens Congratulations to our U-16 team on winning their championship final against Kilmacud Crokes. Well done to Vinnie, Paul and all the lads on this outstanding victory, and best wishes to Cathal Begg who got injured in the game.
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Joey Fay, an esteemed honorary member and past president of our club. Joey has been a true servant to our club over the years and he will live long in our memories. We extend our sympathies to his extended family.
We would also like to send our sympathies to Mick Deegan and his family on the recent death of his sister
We are having a Pub Quiz on Friday next at 9pm in Kettles Hotel. A table of four costs € 40 and we ask everyone to support this fundraiser.
Fixtures: Div 5 - This evening ( Tuesday) at 7.15 v Ballyboden, Sunday at 11am v Scoil Ui Chonaill, both in Rolestown; Div 11N - Thursday at 7.15pm v Innisfails in Balgriffin, Sunday at 3pm v Rosmini Gaels in Rolestown; Div 1 - Saturday at 6.15pm v Na Fianna in Rolestown, Wednesday June 2nd v Lucan Sarsfields away.
Anyone looking to order tickets for Dublin's championship game, please text Desy on 087-9957429 stating your name and the amount of tickets required.
Well done to Rolestown NS senior, girls and junior teams who all won their finals in Parnell Park last week. What a fantastic achievement. Congratulations to all concerned – players and teachers.
The U-11 team hard a great trip to Dingle last weekend where they played Annascaul and An Daingean. Thanks to the mentors for organising this trip and to Carl for making it so memorable.
Check out our new-look website, www.fingalravens.com.
Garristown Well done to Mr Daly and the school's junior and girls teams who won the Fingal leagues last week in Parnell Park. Hard luck to the senior team who lost their match.
Best of luck to John, Bernie and their U-11 team who play Clontarf tonight ( Tuesday) at 7.30 in St Pauls in the final of their cup competition. The ladies play Naomh Barrog tomorrow ( Wednesday) at 7.30pm in Garristown in the championship. All support would be appreciated for both these games. Any other fixtures will be notified by text by the relevant mentor.
There was no winner of the lotto last week. Numbers drawn were 8, 9, 14 and 26 and the next jackpot will be € 1,000. The € 20 winners were Sheila Elliott, Moss and Dara McGrath and the sellers' prize went to Ray Sutton. Direct Debit forms are now available from any committee member. You can play three lines for € 20 per month or one line for € 8 per month.
Membership is now overdue – Player € 100, Non-Player and Students € 50, OAP € 40 and Family € 120. There will be a golf outing on Saturday July 10th in Swords Open. More details to follow.
The Cúl Camp takes place from July 5th to 9th this year. Forms are available from team mentors.
Training for adult men's teams is on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8pm in the pitch. Ladies train on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7.30pm – new members always welcome. Juvenile training continues on Tuesday at 6.30pm.
Congratulations to Robbie and Sandra, Elaine and Gerry and Edel and Tommy on the recent additions to their families.
Naomh Mearnóg Our Under-15s had a good week, with league victories in both hurling and football. Well done to Aidan Mullen and his Under-10s who defeated Skerries in a great game. Congratulations to Michael Gibbs who performed brilliantly for the Dublin Minor footballers against Kildare.
The Senior ladies football team play Ballyboden at home in the championship on Wednesday night.
Our Juvenile parents golf outing was a great success. A sincere thank you to Cecil Ryan.
On Saturday we have a disco for 10 to 13-year-olds from 7.30 until 10pm. We need helpers – contact Conor Kavanagh.
Don't forget, our carvery is open every Sunday starting at 1.30pm, with great food at great prices.
There are still Loyalty Cards to be collected at the bar. Members are asked to pick them up immediately.
Best wishes to Hugo and thanks for all the sliothars. Well done to Frances Dillon and her camogie girls who put on a great show at the Féile.
O'Dwyers The Nursery Skills Camps continue every Saturday in O'Dwyers from 11am to 12.30pm for children aged five to eight – € 2 per child.
Three different summer camps will take place in O'Dwyers over July and August – more details to follow.
Well done to St Teresa's NS on winning the Fingal League Senior Girls title recently.
The O'Dwyers Annual Golf Classic will take place on Friday July 2nd. A team of costs € 260, or you can sponsor a tee for € 50 or a green. for € 100. Various tee times are available. Check out the club website for a list of fixtures and results – www.odwyersgaa.com.
Have your party in O'Dwyers. Contact Barry Ryan on 085-1962745 to book your party!
Ther Private Members Draw for May will take place next Sunday at approximately 10pm in the clubhouse. Please contact your seller regarding any outstanding payments.
O'Dwyers GAA club would like to extend their deepest sympathies to the Lawless family on the recent death of Brian Lawless. May he rest in peace.
O'Dwyers GAA Club are sellers of the Local Loyalty Card, with discounts at nearly 100 different businesses and services around Balbriggan and Fingal area. A percentage of sales go to O'Dwyers, so please support this local organisation. Cards are available for sale in the club shop for € 10.
Check out www.localloyalty.ie for more info.
St Colmcilles There was a disappointing performance in the cup on Sunday against Stars of Erin, going down by the narrowest of margins. Best of luck to Stars in the semi-final.
There is an important league game this evening ( Tuesday) against the same opposition, with the throwin at 7.15pm. All support is welcome to encourage the team.
Training will be on Thursday at 7pm and there is a league game away to Ballinteer on Sunday next at 11am.
The U-14s were understrength on Saturday and were beaten by Plunketts in the league.
The annual Liam Maxwell Memorial Golf Outing will take place on Friday July 16th in Swords Open. Aeam of four costs € 140 – rsvp via the facebook page or use the time sheet in the bar. An indoor market is held in the club every Saturday from 11am – all welcome to attend. Membership for the year is due. Details for the Leinster quarterfinal are posted on the noticeboard – normal rules apply.
Best wishes to Mark and Nicole on their wedding this week.
There will be an Executive Committee meeting on Thursday at 8pm.
St Finian's Congratulations to our Under-12 girls football team and their mentors Emma Keely, Sarah Guilfoyle and Fiona Walshe, on winning their league final last week against Naomh Barrog by 1-8 to 0-1. Well done girls.
We have a Table Quiz organised for this Thursday at 8.30pm in Peacocks. The quiz-master will be Liam Curran and a table of four costs e10 per person.
The GAA Congress 2010 passed a number of playing rule changes relevant to football and hurling which have now come into effect. In total there are six changes specific to football only and three specific to hurling, while a further six changes affect both codes.
Please contact club secretary Jim Shelly or Juvenile secretary Marie O'Carroll if you need a copy of the rule changes.
Numbers drawn in the club lotto the week before last were 14, 16, 18, 20 and the € 50 winners were Ger Morgan and Brian Fagan. The € 5,800 jackpot wasn't won.
St Maur's All the members wish Danny Byrne a speedy recovery from his leg injury sustained while playing for Dublin minors on Saturday against Kildare. Well done to both Luke and Danny who played well as Dublin earned a draw.
We also wish a speedy recovery to Stephen Casey who was injured playing for the U-14s on Saturday.
Well done to the Junior hurlers who had a good win over St Monicas in the league and to the adult camogie team who beat O'Dwyers to maintain their unbeaten record.
The U-14s had a great win over Whitehall, coming from eight points down to snatch a well-deserved win.
Thanks to Vinny Whelan and Ciaran Reddin who visited the local schools with the Leinster and AllIreland cups last week. Thanks also to Ciaran who presented medals to our U-12s on Friday evening.
Well done to the U-8 camogie team who played very well in their blitz on Sunday. Thanks to Maeve for organising the games.
All members are asked to support the club lotto draw which takes place every Sunday night in St. Maur's. The jackpot now stands at € 3,000. Bingo continues every Sunday at 8.30 with great cash prizes.
Well done to the Senior team who had a great win in the Championship against St Mary's the week before last. Thanks to all for the support and continued good luck to all.
Well done to the Under-12 girls who won their league with a good victory against St Margarets. Hard luck to the Under-12 boys who lost out in a thrilling final by two points, and thanks to Round Towers for hosting the game. Congrats to a good Clann Mhuire team on their victory.
Hard luck also to the Under-14s who put up a good show in the Féile on Saturday but lost out.
All juvenile mentors are asked to ensure their coaching sessions are finished by 8pm so adult teams can do their training. Also, if arranging or refixing midweek games, please check with the committee.
We are appealing to all members to take on a role in St Maur's, whether it be helping with Juvenile teams or doing jobs around the club. Contact Robin Bollard, Leo Bissett, Anthony Kelly or Ann Harford.
Details of all club activities are available on www.stmaursgaa.ie.
The club would like to extend its deepest sympathy to club president Willie Price on the death of his brother Joe. Ar deis de go raibh an anim.
Skerries Harps Well done to Harry Dawson on a brilliant display for Dublin Minors versus Kildare in the Leinster Championship, scoring 1-7 of Dublin's total of 1-13. The game ended in a draw after extra time.
There was a good win for the Stacks Pharmacy-sponsored senior camogie team against St Vincents in the league during the week. All other results are on www.skerriesharps.ie.
The Senior footballers play St Brigids in the AFL 2 on Saturday away at 6.15pm. Tonight ( Tuesday) the Juniors play St Sylvester's in the AFL 6 in Townparks at 7.15 and the senior camogie team face Ballinteer at home at the same time.
The Primary Schools Finals, sponsored by Gerrys Supermarkets, will take place next Monday at 7pm. Come along to see the future stars.
The Juvenile Academy continues on Saturdays from 10am to 11.30am.
The club's golf society (S.H.A.G.S.) hold their first outing of the year in Skerries GC on June 11th. The timesheet is now available from Paul Murray at 085-1740474. The meal and presentation of prizes will be in the clubhouse at 8pm.
Elvis returns to the club on Saturday June 12th – tickets (€10) from Pat at 087-2505479. The clubhouse is also available for functions – contact Pat Dwyer.
The Vodafone promotion still on going. Sign up your friends and help club funds. Register on www.supportyourgaaclub.ie and follow the links, it's free.
Zingo result: 1-6-3-4-5-2-7. G Cullen won the € 200 dividend, but the jackpot of € 3,800 was not won.
The club extends its sympathy to the families of May Redmond, Patty Kingston and Donal Cleere on their recent deaths. May they rest in peace.
Wild Geese The Junior footballers play Naomh Barrog away this Thursday at 7.15pm and St Sylvester's in Oldtown on Sunday at 3pm – both AFL 9 games.
Numbers drawn in last week's club lotto were 4, 5, 32, 35 and the € 20 winners were Dick Monks, Ali Hagan and Pauline Masterson. The jackpot now stands at € 2,140.
GOLF
Donabate Results from Captain's Prize (Dermot Cullen) to Ladies are as follows:
Overall nett - 1st Ciara O'Hara (16) 70, 2nd Angela Rowan (24) 72; Overall gross - 1st Pauline Neville (14) 77; Division 1 nett winner - Mary White (20) 75, Division 2 nett winner - Yvonne McCabe (26) 74, Division 3 nett winner - Mary Clinton (31) 73, Division 4 nett winner - Eileen O'Malley (34) 76.
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